St. Paul Speciale
Brouwerij Sterkens in Meer, Antwerp, Belgium 🇧🇪
Brewed at/by: Van Den BosscheBelgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Regular
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Score
6.22
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The St. Paul Speciale is an amber coloured, high-fermented abbey beer of Brouwerij Sterkens. This beer was brewed according to the so-called purity law of 1516. Thanks to the dryhopping technique, which adds hops after the fermentation, it has a sweet, fruity aroma with notes of caramel and malt. The Speciale has a rich, sweet and slightly bitter taste.
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6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Huge beige coarseish head. Deep amber body with carbonation. Light yeasty, bready aroma of licorice and cinnamon with peppery notes. Sweetish bready licorice taste with peppery notes and very faint hints of banana. A bit watery. Carbonates in the mouth, giving a sharpish feel. Dryish papery licorice aftertaste with hints of chocolate and wood. Boring and watery. (0.33l bottle from the wine monopoly.)
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Feb 2008
at 16:07
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330ml bottle. Lovely dark amber body with big light beige head. Aroma is sweet malt, caramel, brown sugar, spices and yeast. Flavor is much the same as the aroma, very harmonic and typical Belgium. Medium body and low bitterness, noting to demanding here, but just very pleasant and not to sweet.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Jan 2008
at 10:18
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
330 ml fancy & slim dark green bottle, as St. Paul Speciale, now available in Norway (Vinmonopolet). ABV is 5.5%. Brown to amber coloured beer, huge beige head. Nice fruity and yeasty aroma, notes of cloves and other spices. Pleasant flavour, spicy and moderately oaky, notes of malts and caramel too. Not too sweet. Very moderate hops. The mouthfeel is maybe a bit thin, particularly in the finish. Not extreme in any way, but a quite enjoyable Belgian.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Sep 2007
at 16:15
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle odd shaped long neck: Poured a light clear brown amber with a copper rust hint to it, seems very carbonated and bubbly. Very reactive to form a huge cream filled head. Aroma is sweet fruit. Nice sweet malt flavor with a nice alcohol zing, finish is tingly and a bit hoppy on the tongue. Very impressive for a retired beer!
Tried
from Bottle
on 23 Sep 2007
at 09:59
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at Københavnske Øldage. Clear, copper-colored beer with a minimal, off-white head. Sweetish caramel nose with some hops. The same goes for the flavor. Spritzy, medium mouthfeel. Quite ordinary belgian ale. (070512)
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jul 2007
at 09:08
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
(Bottle 33 cl) Dark brown beer with a beige head. Lots of floating impurities. Notes of dried fruits - figs in particular - and some oily, smooth chocolate. The body is rather thin, surprisingly almost a bit watery. Some late bitterness. 060498
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Jul 2005
at 12:40
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottled (BBE 2006)
Sampled in room temperature. Dark brown, foamy beige head. Malty, fuity, not very strong nose. Medium-bodied, metallic. Slightly coffee-like flavor. Lame grassy hoppy notes. One-dimensional but anyway easy to drink and not a bad brew as such.
Sampled in room temperature. Dark brown, foamy beige head. Malty, fuity, not very strong nose. Medium-bodied, metallic. Slightly coffee-like flavor. Lame grassy hoppy notes. One-dimensional but anyway easy to drink and not a bad brew as such.
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 May 2005
at 14:03